9-letter words

Browse 27,006 9-letter words. Filter by starting letters, endings, or letters inside the word, and compare scores in one place.

List summary

Average score

14.7

Classic letter-game score across all matches.

Top scorer

PIZZAZZES (47)

Highest single-word score in this result set.

Nine-letter words are useful when a clue is already long enough to rule out the short-list hubs but still common enough to browse productively. Use this page to jump by first letter, ending, or letter group without guessing your way through the full word list.

Browse 9-letter words

The first words alphabetically are shown below. Use the starting-letter links to browse the complete list in smaller sections.

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aardvarks
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3
6
No
abamperes
15
4
7
No
abandoned
13
4
6
No
abandoner
12
4
7
No
abasement
13
4
7
No
abashedly
18
3
8
Yes
abashment
16
3
8
No
abatement
13
4
6
No
abattises
11
4
6
No
abattoirs
11
4
7
No
abbotcies
15
4
8
No
abbotship
18
3
8
No
abcoulomb
17
4
7
No
abdicable
16
4
7
No
abdicated
15
4
7
No
abdicates
14
4
8
No
abdicator
14
4
8
No
abdominal
14
4
8
No
abductees
14
4
8
No
abducting
15
3
9
No
abduction
14
4
9
No
abductors
14
3
9
No
abelmosks
17
3
8
No
aberrance
13
4
6
No
aberrancy
16
3
7
Yes
aberrants
11
3
7
No
aberrated
12
4
6
No
abessives
14
4
6
No
abetments
13
3
7
No
abeyances
16
4
7
Yes
abhenries
14
4
8
No
abhorrent
14
3
8
No
abhorrers
14
3
7
No
abhorring
15
3
8
No
abidances
14
4
8
No
abidingly
16
3
8
Yes
abilities
11
5
7
No
abiogenic
14
5
8
No
abjection
20
4
9
No
ablations
11
4
8
No
ablatives
14
4
8
No
ablutions
11
4
9
No
abnegated
13
4
7
No
abnegates
12
4
7
No
abnegator
12
4
8
No
abnormals
13
3
8
No
abnormity
16
3
9
Yes
aboiteaus
11
6
8
No
aboiteaux
18
6
8
No
abolished
15
4
9
No
abolisher
14
4
9
No
abolishes
14
4
8
No
abolition
11
5
7
No
abominate
13
5
8
No
aborigine
12
5
8
No
abortions
11
4
8
No
abortuses
11
4
8
No
abounding
13
4
8
No
abrachias
16
4
7
No
abradable
14
4
6
No
abradants
12
3
7
No
abrasions
11
4
7
No
abrasives
14
4
7
No
abraxases
18
4
6
No
abreacted
14
4
7
No
abridgers
13
3
8
No
abridging
14
3
7
No
abrogable
14
4
7
No
abrogated
13
4
8
No
abrogates
12
4
8
No
abrogator
12
4
6
No
abruptest
13
3
8
No
abruption
13
4
9
No
abscessed
14
3
6
No
abscesses
13
3
5
No
abscinded
15
3
8
No
abscising
14
3
7
No
abscisins
13
3
6
No
abscissas
13
3
5
No
absconded
15
3
8
No
absconder
14
3
9
No
abseilers
11
4
7
No
abseiling
12
4
8
No
absentees
11
4
6
No
absenters
11
3
7
No
absenting
12
3
8
No
absinthes
14
3
8
No
absoluter
11
4
9
No
absolutes
11
4
8
No
absolvent
14
3
9
No
absolvers
14
3
8
No
absolving
15
3
9
No
absorbant
13
3
7
No
absorbent
13
3
8
No
absorbers
13
3
6
No
absorbing
14
3
8
No
abstained
12
4
8
No
abstainer
11
4
8
No
absterged
13
3
8
No
absterges
12
3
7
No

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